Liberal Party of Haiti

The Liberal Party was a conservative party in Haiti which existed from 1870 to 1946. The party was founded by Jean-Pierre Boyer-Bazelais as the first political party in the country, and most of the party members were mulattoes who supposed a representative and parliamentary government. The party had an absolute majority in parliament immediately after its foundation, and its members indulged in abusive actions by continually overthrowing the executive power. The party eventually lost credibility with the electorate, and the party split in two in 1876. Immediately after the formation of the Liberal Party, the rival National Party of Haiti was formed, and the National Party championed the black majority and won the 1879 election. The last Liberal president was Elie Lescot, who left office in 1946.